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1940-1941 UW Men’s Basketball Team
The Season in Numbers
11-1: Big Ten record
20-3: Overall record
1004: Points scored in 23-game season (1st UW team to break 1,000 points)
536: Number of conference points scored in the season, a record at the time
15: Number of games won in a row
1: Other UW teams at that time that had won 20 games in a season (1915-16 team)
0: Other UW basketball teams to win a national championship
The story of the 1940-41 UW men’s basketball team remains one of the all-time great Badger success stories. Though they got off to a rough start, the team went on to break multiple school and conference records before clinching the NCAA final round—to this day, the only NCAA national championship title to be awarded to the men’s basketball team.
The team was coached by Harold “Bud” Foster, Wisconsin’s all-time “winningest” men’s basketball coach. Foster played for the Badgers in 1929 and 1930, earning honors as an All-Conference and All-American center, before coaching UW basketball for 25 years (1934-1959).
UW Men’s Basketball record – 1940/1941 season.
The Badgers started the season with a 3-2 record before losing their conference opener to Minnesota, and expectations for the season plummeted. But then the team kicked into gear, and they didn’t lose another game for the rest of the season. That 12-game winning streak culminated in UW’s first undisputed Big Ten championship since 1918.
Coach Foster (r) and Don Rehfeldt, 1949/50. #dn05052423Coach Foster (r) with player John Kotz and Coach Fred Wegner (l). #ch07021501
Wisconsin had two breakout players during this outstanding season: John Kotz and Gene Englund. This was Englund’s last season with the Badgers, and he made the most of it. The All-American team captain set a Big Ten scoring record with 162 points, and was named the conference’s MVP of the year.
Kotz, a sophomore during the 1941 season, was voted outstanding player in the NCAA tournament. During the next two seasons at UW, Kotz continued to garner honors, leading the Big Ten in scoring in 1942, and graduating as UW’s career scoring leader with 841 points.
1940-1941 UW men’s basketball schedule.
Wisconsin hosted the Eastern NCAA Regional Tournament that year. North Carolina was defeated by both Pittsburgh and Dartmouth, and UW beat first Dartmouth (51-50) then Pittsburgh (36-30). Wisconsin then matched up against Washington State for the NCAA finals on Saturday, March 29, 1941 in Kansas City. When Wisconsin won that game 39-34, it clinched the only NCAA championship title in school history.
Starting lineup (l-r): Ted Strain, Gene Englund, Charles Epperson, Johnny Kotz, and Fred Rehm. #dn06072601The team carries Coach Foster off the court. #040502as045
Back in Madison, between 10-12,000 fans greeted the Badgers at the Northwestern railroad station (at Blair and Railroad Streets, now the corporate headquarters of Madison Gas & Electric) when they returned from Kansas City at 1:20 am Monday morning. House mothers even suspended rules and allowed female students to stay out for the event.
Starting lineup from 1941 Badger yearbook.
Visit Men’s Basketball History and Women’s Basketball History at the Badger Athletics Web site for more information about players, teams and games and find pictures in the University Archives digitized Photo Collection and Badger yearbook. On, Wisconsin!
Wisconsin basketball’s entire NCAA Tournament history
Asher Low
March 5, 2021 9:49 pm CT
The month that college basketball fans had to wait an extra year for this time around is here. March is back, and Wisconsin basketball is an NCAA Tournament lock despite limping into the final week of the season as losers of four of their last five.
In a one-game scenario, a lot goes out the window. We have seen the Badgers make us believe and we have seen early, shocking losses from Wisconsin teams over the years. While the current stretch of play would favor itself to the latter, this is the month of March. You just never really know.
Aside from 2018, there is one thing we do know about the last two decades. If there is an NCAA Tournament being played, Wisconsin basketball will be in it.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane and relive the last 75 years of March sadness and madness for the Badgers:
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Alabama / Aub / Fla / LSU / Tenn. / UGA // Mich. / Mich St. / Ohio St. / Penn St. / Wisc. // Okla. / Texas // ND // USC
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Wisconsin Badgers players wear warm up jerseys which read ‘unity’ before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 20-3
Big Ten Record: 11-1
Tournament Outcome:
Quarterfinal: W 51-50 vs Dartmouth
Semifinal: W 36-30 vs Pittsburgh
Final: W 39-34 vs Washington State
Mar 21, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; General view of March Madness signs during practice before the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena. Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 16-6
Big Ten Record: 9-3
Tournament Outcome:
Quarterfinals: W 70-56 vs City College of New York
Third Place Game: W 50-49 vs Navy
Champaign, IL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Wisconsin Badgers guard Michael Finley (24) on the court against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Assembly Hall. Credit: USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 18-11
Big Ten Record: 8-10
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 80-72 vs No. 8 Cincinnati
Round of 32: L 109-96 vs No. 1 Missouri
Badger Coach Dick Bennett talks with an official at the NCAA Final Four appearance of his team April 1, 2000 in Indianapolis. Assistant coach Brad Soderberg is at right. Dick Bennett
Overall Record: 18-10
Big Ten Record: 11-7
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 71-58 vs No. 10 Texas
The Badgers Jon Bryant is dogged by the Spartans Andre Hutson during the second half of the game between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan State Spartans at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis,
Overall Record: 22-10
Big Ten Record: 9-7
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 43-32 vs No. 12 SW Missouri State
Michigan State’s Morris Peterson(left) dives and competes with Wisconsin’s Kirk Penney(center) and Andy Kowske in the second half of their game at the RCA dome in Indianapolis April 1, 2000.Overall Record: 22-14
Big Ten Record: 8-8
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 66-56 vs No. 9 Fresno State
Round of 32: W 66-59 vs No. 1 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen: W 61-48 vs No. 4 LSU
Elite Eight: W 64-60 vs No. 6 Purdue
Final Four: L 53-41 vs No. 1 Michigan State
Badger Coach Dick Bennett talks with an official at the NCAA Final Four appearance of his team April 1, 2000 in Indianapolis. Assistant coach Brad Soderberg is at right. Dick Bennett
Overall Record: 18-11
Big Ten Record: 9-7
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 50-49 vs No. 11 Georgia State
Wisconsin Badgers forward Mike Wilkinson in action against the Purdue Boilermakers at Keady Court. Credit: Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 19-13
Big Ten Record: 11-5
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 80-70 vs No. 9 St. Johns
Round of 32: L 87-57 vs No. 1 Maryland
Bloomington, IN, USA; Wisconsin forward #44 Zach Morley lays the ball up over Indiana forward #3 D.J. White during second half action at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers won 74-61. Credit: Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 24-8
Big Ten Record: 12-4
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 81-74 vs No. 12 Weber State
Round of 32: W 61-60 vs No. 13 Tulsa
Sweet Sixteen: L 63-57 vs No. 1 Kentucky
Bloomington, IN, USA; Wisconsin guard #23 Kammron Taylor drives to the basket during first half action against Indiana at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers won 74-61 despite Taylor’s 21 points. Credit: Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 25-7
Big Ten Record: 12-4
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 76-64 vs No. 11 Richmond
Round of 32: L 59-55 vs No. 3 Pittsburgh
West Lafayette, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward (42) Alando Tucker going in for a shot in the lane against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Purdue defeated Wisconsin 70-62. Credit: Photo by Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports Copyright
Overall Record: 23-8
Big Ten Record: 11-5
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 57-52 vs No. 11 Northern Iowa
Round of 32: W 71-62 vs No. 14 Bucknell
Sweet Sixteen: W 65-56 vs No. 10 NC State
Elite Eight: L 88-82 vs No. 1 North Carolina
West Lafayette, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers coach Bo Ryan motioning to the referees that he wanted a jump ball call during a game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Purdue defeated Wisconsin 70-62. Credit: Photo by Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 19-12
Big Ten Record: 9-7
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 94-75 vs No. 8 Arizona
Chicago, IL, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward (42) Alando Tucker knocks over Ohio State Buckeyes forward (3) Ivan Harris while grabbing a rebound during the second half of the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 66-49. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 28-5
Big Ten Record: 13-3
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 76-53 vs No. 15 Texas A&M-CC
Round of 32: L 74-68 vs No. 7 UNLV
Mar 16, 2008; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers coach Bo Ryan holds up the net after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini in the championship game of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. Wisconsin defeated Illinois 61-48. Credit: Photo by Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 31-5
Big Ten Record: 16-2
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 71-56 vs No. 15 Cal State Fullerton
Round of 32: W 72-55 vs No. 11 Kansas State
Sweet Sixteen: L 73-56 vs No. 10 Davidson
Dec 2, 2009; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Ryan Evans (5) is lifted in the air by students who rushed the court following the game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Kohl Center. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Duke Blue Devils 73-69. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 20-13
Big Ten Record: 10-8
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 61-59 vs No. 5 Florida State
Round of 32: L 60-49 vs No. 4 Xavier
Milwaukee, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bo Ryan during the game against the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Bradley Center. Wisconsin defeated Marquette 69-64. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 24-9
Big Ten Record: 13-5
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 53-49 vs No. 13 Wofford
Round of 32: L 87-69 vs No. 12 Cornell
Dec 11, 2010; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bo Ryan looks on during the game against the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Bradley Center. Wisconsin defeated Marquette 69-64. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 25-9
Big Ten Record: 13-5
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 72-58 vs No. 13 Belmont
Round of 32: W 70-65 vs No. 5 Kansas State
Sweet Sixteen: L 61-54 vs No. 8 Butler
Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Ben Brust (1) looks to shoot the ball as his team plays the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center. Iowa defeated Wisconsin 72-65. Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 26-10
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 73-49 vs No. 13 Montana
Round of 32: W 60-57 vs No. 5 Vanderbilt
Sweet Sixteen: L 64-63 vs No. 1 Syracuse
Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Zak Showalter (33) shoots the ball as his team plays the Samford Bulldogs at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin defeated Samford 87-51. Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 23-12
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 57-46 vs No. 12 Ole Miss
Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) celebrates a score in the final seconds during Wisconsin’s 85-77 win over Oregon during he third round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship between Wisconsin and Oregon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, March 22, 2014.
Overall Record: 30-8
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 75-35 vs No. 15 American
Round of 32: W 85-77 vs No. 7 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen: W 69-52 vs No. 6 Baylor
Elite Eight: W 64-63 vs No. 1 Arizona
Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers players react after the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Lucas Oil Stadium. Wisconsin won 71-64. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 36-4
Big Ten Record: 16-2
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 86-72 vs No. 16 Coastal Carolina
Round of 32: W 72-65 vs No. 8 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen: W 79-72 vs No. 4 North Carolina
Elite Eight: W 85-78 vs No. 2 Arizona
Final Four: W 71-64 vs No. 1 Kentucky
National Championship: L 68-63 vs No. 1 Duke
St. Louis, MO, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Bronson Koenig (24) walks off the court after the game against the Xavier Musketeers in the second round in the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Scottrade Center. Wisconsin won 66-63. Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 22-13
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 47-43 vs No. 7 Pittsburgh
Round of 32: W 66-63 vs No. 2 Xavier
Sweet Sixteen: L 61-56 vs No. 6 Notre Dame
Buffalo, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) and guard Jordan Hill (right) celebrate their victory over the Villanova Wildcats during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Wisconsin won 65-62. Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 27-10
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: W 84-74 vs No. 9 Virginia Tech
Round of 32: W 65-62 vs No. 1 Villanova
Sweet Sixteen: L 84-83 No. 4 Florida
Bowling Green, KY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard watches against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers during the second half at E. A. Diddle Arena. Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
Overall Record: 27-10
Big Ten Record: 12-6
Tournament Outcome:
Round of 64: L 72-54 vs No. 12 Oregon
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Though they got off to a rough start, the team went on to break multiple school and conference records before clinching the NCAA final round—to this day, the only NCAA national championship title to be awarded to the men’s basketball team.
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March is back, and Wisconsin basketball is an NCAA Tournament lock despite limping into the final week of the season as losers of four of their last five.
Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
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Overall Record: 22-14
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